collection
gb/kəlˈɛkʃən/ us/kəlˈɛkʃən/
A2
Inglese
~ 1100
gyűjtemény, gyűjtés, begyűjtés, adománygyűjtés
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
gyűjtemény
B1
Schema d'uso:
a collection of [things]
She has an impressive collection of rare coins.
Lenyűgöző gyűjteménye van ritka érmékből.
The museum's collection includes paintings from the 18th century.
A múzeum gyűjteményében 18. századi festmények is találhatók.
He showed me his collection of vintage guitars.
I donated my stamp collection to the local library.
Their art collection is worth millions.
Esempi per chi studia
I have a big collection of books.
Nagy könyvgyűjteményem van.
She keeps her coin collection in a box.
Az érmegyűjteményét egy dobozban tartja.
He has a music collection on his phone.
They have a photo collection from their trip.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'collection' with 'selection'; 'selection' often means a choice or range available, while 'collection' refers to items kept together.
Significato
A group of gathered items
Collocazioni
stamp collection
|art collection
|collection of books
|private collection
|large collection
Sinonimi
set (A smaller or complete series of related items.)
|
assortment (A varied selection, sometimes less organized than a collection.)
Contrari
single (Refers to only one item rather than multiple gathered items.)
Temi
daily life
|art
|hobbies
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A group of similar things kept together.
A number of things of the same type that have been gathered or brought together.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
2
Schema d'uso:
collection of [things]
The city schedules garbage collection twice a week.
A városban hetente kétszer van szemétszállítás.
Data collection is an important part of the research.
Az adatgyűjtés a kutatás fontos része.
They organized a collection of clothes for the homeless.
The charity's food collection will happen on Saturday.
Collection of evidence took several hours.
Esempi per chi studia
Garbage collection is on Monday.
Hétfőn van a szemétszállítás.
The school starts a toy collection at Christmas.
Az iskola karácsonykor játékgyűjtést indít.
We help with food collection for poor families.
Data collection takes time.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with 'pickup' when referring to services; 'pickup' is more informal and specific to collecting something from a place.
Significato
The act of bringing things together
Collocazioni
waste collection
|data collection
|garbage collection
|collection service
Sinonimi
gathering (More general and can refer to people as well as things.)
|
accumulation (Focuses more on gradual increase over time.)
Contrari
dispersion (The act of spreading things out instead of gathering them.)
Temi
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|daily_life
Definizione
The act of bringing things or people together.
The action or process of gathering items or people together.
SOSTANTIVO
B1
3
gyűjtés
B1
Schema d'uso:
a collection for [cause]
They took up a collection for the earthquake victims.
Adománygyűjtést rendeztek a földrengés károsultjainak.
The church holds a weekly collection during services.
A templomban minden héten adománygyűjtést tartanak az istentiszteletek alatt.
A charity collection was organized at school.
We contributed to the street musician's collection box.
Esempi per chi studia
We gave money to the charity collection.
Pénzt adtunk a jótékonysági gyűjtéshez.
The church has a collection every Sunday.
A templomban minden vasárnap gyűjtést tartanak.
Our class started a food collection for the shelter.
Errore comune:
Learners may confuse 'collection' (the total gathered) with 'donation' (the act of giving).
Significato
Money or goods gathered for a cause
Collocazioni
charity collection
|church collection
|collection box
Sinonimi
fundraiser (An event or activity to raise money, not the gathered money itself.)
Contrari
donation (Refers to the act of giving rather than the gathered sum.)
Temi
charity
|finance
|relationships
Definizione
Money or things people give to help others or support a cause.
An amount of money or goods collected, especially for charity or a specific purpose.
Grammatica
Forma base
collection
IPA
GB/kəlˈɛkʃən/
US/kəlˈɛkʃən/
Sillabe e accento
col - lec - tion (3 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lec)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: collection
- Plural: collection, collections
Famiglia di parole
Forms
collections
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
uncollected
adjective
Advanced or less common
recollect
verb B2
recollection
noun B2
Espressioni
data collection
1/dˈætə kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
Gathering information for use or study
The act of getting information for research, work, or study.
Esempi
- Data collection is the first step in our project.
- Accurate data collection is essential for good research results.
in (someone's) collection
1/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
Part of owned set of items
Something that belongs to someone's group of special things they keep.
Esempi
- That painting is in her private collection.
- I have three rare books in my collection.
take up a collection
1/tˈeɪk ˈʌp ə kəlˈɛkʃən/
idiom
Gather money from people for purpose
To ask people to give money for someone or something.
Esempi
- We took up a collection to help the injured worker.
- They decided to take up a collection for new school equipment.
garbage collection
1/ɡˈɑɹbɪd͡ʒ kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
Removal of household waste
The job of taking away waste from houses and other places.
Esempi
- Garbage collection is on Thursday in our neighborhood.
- The city improved its garbage collection service.
garbage collection
2/ɡˈɑɹbɪd͡ʒ kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
automatic reclaiming of unused memory
In computing, the automatic process of finding and freeing memory that a program does not need anymore.
Esempi
- Garbage collection makes programming easier but can affect performance.
- Languages like Java and C# use automatic garbage collection.
stamp collection
6/stˈæmp kəlˈɛkʃən/
fixed phrase
group of stamps kept as a hobby
A set of postage stamps that someone keeps and adds to as a hobby.
Esempi
- His stamp collection includes rare stamps from the 19th century.
- He showed me his stamp collection, which he started as a child.
- She showed me her stamp collection in a special album.
- Her grandfather’s stamp collection is now very valuable.
- Many people keep their stamp collection in special albums.